Commission orders Libya to stop executing Nigerians

Commission orders Libya to stop executing Nigerians

By  Innocent Anaba LAGOS – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia, has ordered the government of Libya to suspend the execution of Nigerians on death row in that country. The commission is charged with overseeing states parties’ compliance with their legal obligations under the African Charter on Human and […]
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5Alive refocuses with new packs

5Alive refocuses with new packs

5Alive from the stable of The Coca_Cola Company, is back in the market with new Tetra prisma packaging. While retaining the brand’s four unique and popular flavour blends (Citrus Burst, Berry Blast, Apple Splash and Tropical Hit), the new 5Alive packs come in two slim and sleek sizes of 1litre and 25cl with screw caps to enhance grip and pour.

How lost SIM rewarded owner with N1m

How lost SIM rewarded owner with N1m

NO one would have missed the sound of a pin drop at the Calabar Cultural Centre at the weekend, as a Glo text 4 Millions promo winner, Ebomwonyi Osaro Cosmas narrated the fate that eventually turned him into instant millionaire.

NBCC frowns at CBN’s approach to banking reform

NBCC frowns at CBN’s approach to banking reform

The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) has lamented over the approach of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the ongoing banking reform saying that the mode of delivery have heated the economy and has caused panic and in some cases made banks to stop lending.

Masari, former Speaker loses mum

Masari, former Speaker loses mum

By Tordue Salem ABUJA – Former  Speaker, Aminu Bello Masari has lost his mother. Hajiya Mariya, the mother of the former Speaker died yesterday morning, aged 90. Hajiya Mariya who was a notable community leader has since been buried according to Islamic rites in her hometown of Masari in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina […]

Yar’Adua does not interfere in our activities – Ogbulafor

Yar’Adua does not interfere in our activities – Ogbulafor

By Henry Umoru ABUJA – National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, said yesterday that President Umaru Yar’Adua does not interfere in the activities of the National Working Committee (NWC), just as he denied report that the President has ordered them to steer clear of the forthcoming Anambra State gubernatorial primaries. […]

Nigerians advised to imbibe Godly principles

Nigerians advised to imbibe Godly principles

By  Sam Eyoboka and Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS – RENOWNED motivational speaker, Dr. Myles Munroe, yesterday shocked thousands of Christians at an international conference in Lagos, when he declared that there cannot be a change for the better in Nigeria, unless Nigerians disconnect from their ugly past. Speaking at the KFA Event Centre, Lekki, on “The […]

2010:Obi’s aide tasks INEC on credible election

2010:Obi’s aide tasks INEC on credible election

Awka -The Special Adviser to the Anambra Governor on Markets and Parks, Chief Sylvester Nwobu-Alor, in Awka, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a credible gubernatorial election in Anambra. Nwobu-Alor, who is also the Chairman, Peter Obi Campaign Organisation, told newsmen that the organisation would ensure that the election, slated for […]

Redeploy Lukman, Niger-Delta Christians tell Yar’Adua

Redeploy Lukman, Niger-Delta Christians tell Yar’Adua

SIX weeks after South- South governors threatened to pull out of the amnesty deal over certain unclear official pronouncements, Christians in the region under the aegis of the Niger-Delta Christian Leaders Forum, NDCLF, rose from an emergency meeting with a call on President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to redeploy the current Petroleum Minister, Alhaji Rilwanu Lukman to any other ministry.

The putrid mess also in CBN!

The putrid mess also in CBN!

Nigeria has become suffocated in the last three weeks or so with news of the foul dealings in the banking sector of our economy. A banking licence is not only an authority to receive deposits and lend out money, it is virtually a mandate to also create money.

Omo detergent rewards Lagos consumers

Omo detergent rewards Lagos consumers

The ongoing “Omo Stains Challenge” campaign in Lagos has rewarded consumers over the weekend with popular Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu as the arrow head of the campaign.

LASIMRA dismantles defective masts

LASIMRA dismantles defective masts

THE Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, LASIMRA, has embarked on the dismantling of defective and abandoned masts across the metropolis.

Visafone flags off  free phones promo

Visafone flags off free phones promo

Mobile communications provider, Visafone, has introduced a new package tagged; ‘Enjoy the N0.00 Advantage’. The package, gives subscribers opportunity to purchase and activate a HAIER Fm phone for just N3, 333 or a HUAWEI C2802 model for N2,222.

U-17: Udoh doubts Eaglets

U-17: Udoh doubts Eaglets

A former defender of the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria team, Tony Udoh, has ruled out a successful cup defence by the Golden Eaglets at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, which holds between October and November in Nigeria.